Eason Chan, Austria’s Ambassador for the Blind

This year, with an invitation from Austria, Eason Chan is the 2006 Ambassador for the Blind. As ambassador, Eason hopes to capture everyone’s attention, in order to realize, the loss of sight is a big problem in the world.

Eason personally visited India for a week in order to further understand sight loss for people in third world countries. Aside from visiting children who were blind he also had the opportunity to witness the entire process of a full eye surgery.

You can click here to watch the video of Eason’s journey through India while visiting the children with sight loss.